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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Bold confident choices blended with the elements of colour, pattern and texture bring each room to life. Various lifestyle demand that each room be unique quality pieces of livable art.

John Thompson Designer, the innovative creator of each of these rooms is progressive design firm located in Portland , Oregon.

Escaping from their rather neutral boxes, each room took shape. The house became the home that greets each client. A masterpiece for their refined but eclectic tastes. The proper mix of colour and visual texture unfolds the layers. The use of sophisticated textiles blends with the

accessories, art work and beloved family heirlooms. These rooms express the personality of each homeowner.

In this living room the deep peacock teal blue become the backdrop for a very eclectic home furnished with ethnic,modern or antique pieces. the wunderkammer on the wall organizes the various finds of visual and textural eye candy. The textile on the sofa is from wholesale fabric house.www.pollackassociates.com

Recreating her life after years of having nothing, This client used her limited to purchase a custom sofa built for her specific needs of comfort and her small space. The mix of various shades of grey are tried together by the beautiful area rugs by www.lapchi.com it is a wonderful blend of silk and wool that are woven to create the luxury in this simple apartment.

The strong colours of this unusual area rug become the foundation for the vivid spring colours for this lively home for empty Nester couple. The various textiles of cotton teal velvet, striped silks, rich Jacquard tapestries from www.clarencehouse.com take on the adventure of the shocking colours that lift the casual upholstery to a new level. The white walls and furniture become a back drop for the couples collection of artwork from Henk Pander, a local NW artist featured at www.laurarusso.com

High in the mountains in Truckee, California, Becomes the modern vacation lodge for a multi generational family. The attention to detail in all the finishes from the Cypress planks on the ceiling to the custom pieces fromwww.donghia.com and from Portland, Oregon based furniture company, www.thejoinery.com create the warmth that greets the family each time that travel from the city to relax in the mountain retreat. For more on this lodge, refer to my earlier blog,residential design project from inception to move in , date January 15, 2012.

Green became the new neutral as this dark space comes alive, The pale celedon chairs from www.hbf.com loved by the homeowner started the design process. The elegant custom sofa covered in white wool sateen brought the much needed life into this space. the wool sheers fromwww.clarencehouse.com soften the stronger contemporary windows in this modern condo in the Pearl in downtown Portland, Oregon.

The elements of our lifestyles help make the selections for each of these home for people on the move to clients seeking solitude with their meditation. Each are bold choices for design. You can see more of these homes and others like them at the new website www.johnthompsondesigner.com or Call for an appointment today.
sincerely,
John

Monday, August 20, 2012

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Hallelujah!
Wayne Martin is alive and well. I kid you not. He is living in Seattle. He has a brand new showroom with his partner, William. I feel like the stone has rolled away and the crypt is empty. OK! This news might sound a bit bizarre to those in the Interior Design trade. To those who know me, I have always been an honest man with a quirky sense of humour. So the great news is Wayne Martin is in the wholesale textiles showroom business. He is doing quite well.
I went to a fabric presentation today at my friend, Chuck Arbuckle's home and design office. I was introduced to Wayne Martin. I was taken back for a second. I thought it was a joke. Here he was breathing, laughing and selling wholesale textiles once again. Wayne is a delightful and charming man
OK, actually the names are the same but this Wayne Martin is a different man. I am proud to know that the spirit of the wholesale trade now lives on with the new Wayne Martin. . He had actually shared a few of his stories how designers in Seattle were confused by the same name. He is a very delightful man. It was very easy to get along with him as if I had known him all of my life. He told me that he already knew of me through reading my blog.
I know that I am a little preachy, in fact, I feel like it is like Easter morning, running back to tell everyone the " Good News".
With all my dark humour aside. For those of you that did not know already, William and Wayne have a new showroom in Seattle.
They are located in the old Joan Lockwood showroom which from what I hear has been totally remodeled.
Their address is
William and Wayne
Seattle Design Center
5701 6th Avenue South, Suite A203
Seattle, Washington 98108

About Me

John Thompson has been involved in the Portland design community for over 23 years. He is considered an expert in the home furnishings industry.He has been a mercer of the finest designer textiles and quality home furnishings.He has also provided interior design services to his clients for their homes which ranged from colour consultations,selecting hard surfaces, selecting textiles for window treatments and upholstery of new and existing furniture, laying out furniture on spec drawings, and lighting consultations.
John Thompson Designer has created interiors for some of the finest homes in the Portland,Oregon including executives of Nike and Tripwire. Some of his other design projects include condos in the Pearl and downtown, a guest house above a horse stable in the NW hills, homes in the Alameda and Irvington neighbourhoods as well as a homes in Nevada and a modern family lodge in the Northern California mountains.
Call for an appointment 503-367-0920